Originally Posted by
Liam
I first grew a beard as a 16 year old, enjoyed the freedom of not having to shave every morning and only needing to give it a trim once a week or so.
Hi Finistere; interesting question (though not necessarily kilt related, a lot of us do indeed have beards).
Similar to Liam, I experimented with a beard early in life and stopped shaving the day before I got out of the US Air Force, wearing a beard ever since. When I was very young (perhaps 10 or 11), my father's best friend grew a beard for a bicentennial celebration in his home town and I was very impressed with the look so I decided at that time that I would be a bearded person when I grew up. Ironically, I have a 17yo grandson who now wears a beard.
I must add... I'm a home brewer and for us, a beard is part of the uniform (isn't that right, Brewer Paul?).
Nile
Simon Fraser fought as MacShimidh, a Highland chief… wrapped and belted in a plaid over the top of his linen shirt, like his ordinary kinsmen. He put a bonnet on his head, and stuck the Fraser emblem, a sprig of yew, in it. With the battle cry, A'Chaisteal Dhunaidh and the scream of the pipes, they charged to battle. "The Last Highlander" Sara Fraser
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